Berželė
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| Berželė | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 | |
  Berželė | |
| Coordinates: 55°25′19″N 24°0′40″E / 55.42194°N 24.01111°ECoordinates: 55°25′19″N 24°0′40″E / 55.42194°N 24.01111°E | |
| Country |
 Lithuania |
| County |
 Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Eldership | Surviliškis eldership |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 53 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Berželė is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 53 people.[1]
Geography
Berželė is located 3 km to the South from town of Surviliškis, near the road which connects Kėdainiai and Krekenava. Also there are local road to Šlapaberžė. The small rivulet of Kruostas crosses the village. It's a right tributary of the Nevėžis River. There is the Kalnaberžė forest to the West from Berželė.
Etymology
The name Berželė comes from a Lithuanian name beržas for a birch tree. Once, a large birch forest covered the area and a lot of locations were named with the root berž-, like Kalnaberžė, Šlapaberžė, Beržai, Paberžė.
References
- ↑ (Lithuanian) Kauno apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai. Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 73. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
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